Todd Richardson, Ph.D.
- Professor
- Goodrich Scholarship Program
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About Todd Richardson
A professor in Goodrich, Todd Richardson’s scholarly creations vary widely in both content and form. Recent works include a creative meditation on the civic value of lawn mowing, which appeared in Wait Five Minutes: Weatherlore in the Twenty-first Century, and a consideration of the pedagogical and democratic value of fan fiction, which appeared in Louise Pound: A Folklore and Literature Miscellany, a scholarly zine Richardson edits and designs on a (semi)regular basis.
He has had articles in prestigious journals like the Journal of American Folklore and Cather Studies, and he has had satirical essays and comic strips published in creative outlets like Harper Palate. Indeed, he is always looking for new ways to express himself to new audiences, which is how he ended up designing the cover of Willa Cather Review in 2019.
In the “Folklore in Vacuo” chapter of his co-authored book Implied Nowhere, he discusses the dire cost of academics only addressing other academics, and all of his scholarly endeavors have pushed against that tendency in one way or another.
In 2021, he co-curated the exhibition 49 Minutes of Fame, which was featured at The National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska and included work by Indigenous artists from across North America, twelve in total, all of whom create Pop Art broadly understood.
Richardson has organized a series of service learning “rural excursions” for Goodrich. Starting with a trip to Red Cloud, Nebraska in 2013, these place-based courses connect the students of the Goodrich Scholarship Program with the residents of smaller, more insulated Nebraska communities. In preparation for these trips, students read a book set in rural Nebraska, which they then discuss in its actual setting while serving the local community.
Subsequent trips took students to Bancroft, Central City, Elmwood, and Beatrice, Nebraska, where students served in a variety of capacities, doing everything from maintaining historic sites to assisting elder residents of the Winnebago Reservation. He frequently collaborates with Ollie Webb, Inc., an organization that enriches the lives of people with developmental disabilities. in 2023, he was awarded Community Leader of the Year by Ollie Webb.
At present, Richardson holds the James R. Schumacher Chair of Ethics, which recognizes outstanding faculty members committed to the application of ethical principles within a service learning context.
Additional Information
About Todd Richardson
A professor in Goodrich, Todd Richardson’s scholarly creations vary widely in both content and form. Recent works include a creative meditation on the civic value of lawn mowing, which appeared in Wait Five Minutes: Weatherlore in the Twenty-first Century, and a consideration of the pedagogical and democratic value of fan fiction, which appeared in Louise Pound: A Folklore and Literature Miscellany, a scholarly zine Richardson edits and designs on a (semi)regular basis.
He has had articles in prestigious journals like the Journal of American Folklore and Cather Studies, and he has had satirical essays and comic strips published in creative outlets like Harper Palate. Indeed, he is always looking for new ways to express himself to new audiences, which is how he ended up designing the cover of Willa Cather Review in 2019.
In the “Folklore in Vacuo” chapter of his co-authored book Implied Nowhere, he discusses the dire cost of academics only addressing other academics, and all of his scholarly endeavors have pushed against that tendency in one way or another.
In 2021, he co-curated the exhibition 49 Minutes of Fame, which was featured at The National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska and included work by Indigenous artists from across North America, twelve in total, all of whom create Pop Art broadly understood.
Richardson has organized a series of service learning “rural excursions” for Goodrich. Starting with a trip to Red Cloud, Nebraska in 2013, these place-based courses connect the students of the Goodrich Scholarship Program with the residents of smaller, more insulated Nebraska communities. In preparation for these trips, students read a book set in rural Nebraska, which they then discuss in its actual setting while serving the local community.
Subsequent trips took students to Bancroft, Central City, Elmwood, and Beatrice, Nebraska, where students served in a variety of capacities, doing everything from maintaining historic sites to assisting elder residents of the Winnebago Reservation. He frequently collaborates with Ollie Webb, Inc., an organization that enriches the lives of people with developmental disabilities. in 2023, he was awarded Community Leader of the Year by Ollie Webb.
At present, Richardson holds the James R. Schumacher Chair of Ethics, which recognizes outstanding faculty members committed to the application of ethical principles within a service learning context.